Competitive Information for Sableye [Black/White]
Dark / Ghost
Abilities:
Movesets for Singles
What is a good competitive moveset for Sableye? These builds have been optimized for Pokemon competing in Black/White Single Battles. The movesets and EVs have been specifically calibrated to deal the most amount of damage to the largest group of potentially common opponents and typing threats for the Black/White generation metagame.
TentacruelPolitoedKyuremSuicuneHydreigonKrookodileTogekissWeavileUmbreonDonphan
Sableye is a decent Dark and Ghost-typed Pokemon. It's a frequent sight to see Sableye out in the 5th generation battlefield. Sableye is typically seen in the UU tier (Underused). Sableye is one of the few Pokemon who don't have any type-related weaknesses.
Item: Leftovers / Focus Sash
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Calm (+SpD, -Atk)
EVs: 252 Hp / 4 Def / 252 SpD
Moveset:
- Night Shade
- Recover
- Taunt / Foul Play
- Will-O-Wisp
Special Wall Sableye (Popular/Trending)
Sableye is a wonderful Special Wall. It tries to take a large amount of hits from special attacks while dealing some decent damage. Leftovers are always a great recovery option to ensure Sableye last longer regaining it's it's health points every turn. Focus Sash helps protect Sableye from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. With Prankster, Sableye's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Recover is a status move (heals your Sableye by 50% of its max hp).
♦ Taunt is a status move (target can't use status moves its next 3 turns).
♦ Foul Play is a physical STAB-boosted 95-base power Dark-type move (uses target's attack stat in damage calculation).
♦ Will-O-Wisp is a status move (burns the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw
- Poison Jab
Physical Sweeper Sableye (Prankster)
Sableye is a marvelous Physical Sweeper. It's primary goal is to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sableye from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sableye's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Sableye's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Dark Pulse / Snarl
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Psychic
- Signal Beam
Special Sweeper Sableye (Prankster)
Sableye is an outstanding Special Sweeper. It's purpose is to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Sableye from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sableye's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Sableye's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Snarl is a special STAB-boosted 55-base power Dark-type move (100% chance to lower the foes special attack by 1 stage).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Signal Beam is a special 75-base power Bug-type move (10% chance to confuse the target).
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Movesets for Doubles
What is a good doubles moveset for Sableye? These builds have been optimized for Black/White Double Battles. They have movesets and EVs specifically calibrated to generally work best versus multiple Pokemon at once as well as helping to support other team members and allys in the Black/White generation metagame.
TentacruelPolitoedKyuremSuicuneHydreigonKrookodileTogekissWeavileUmbreonDonphan
Item: Life Orb / Silk Scarf
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Adamant (+Atk, -SpA)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 Atk / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Double-Edge / Frustration
- Sucker Punch
- Shadow Claw
- Poison Jab
Doubles Physical Sweeper Sableye (Prankster)
Sableye is a spectacular Physical Sweeper. It is meant to take down the opponent's team with brute physical power. Focus Sash helps protect Sableye from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sableye's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Sableye's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Frustration is a physical 0-base power Normal-type move (max 102 power at minimum happiness).
♦ Sucker Punch is a physical STAB-boosted priority-increased 80-base power Dark-type move (usually goes first. fails if target is not attacking).
♦ Shadow Claw is a physical STAB-boosted 70-base power Ghost-type move (high critical hit ratio).
♦ Poison Jab is a physical 80-base power Poison-type move (30% chance to poison the target).
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Item: Life Orb / Black Glasses
Ability: Prankster
Nature: Modest (+SpA, -Atk)
EVs: 4 Hp / 252 SpA / 252 Spe
Moveset:
- Snarl / Dark Pulse
- Shadow Ball / Ominous Wind
- Icy Wind
- Psychic
Doubles Special Sweeper Sableye (Prankster)
Sableye is a marvelous Special Sweeper. This moveset attempts to take down the opponent's team with high-damaging special attacks. Focus Sash helps protect Sableye from being one-shotted and allowing it to atleast use a crucial move when brought out. Life Orb boosts the power of Sableye's damaging moves by 1.3x but it then loses 1/10 its max HP immediately after the attack. With Prankster, Sableye's non-damaging moves have their priority increased by 1.
♦ Dark Pulse is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Dark-type move (20% chance to flinch the target).
♦ Shadow Ball is a special STAB-boosted 80-base power Ghost-type move (20% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
♦ Ominous Wind is a special STAB-boosted 60-base power Ghost-type move (10% chance to raise all stats by 1 stage (not acc/eva)).
♦ Icy Wind is a special 55-base power Ice-type move (100% chance to lower the foes speed by 1 stage).
♦ Psychic is a special 90-base power Psychic-type move (10% chance to lower the target's special defense by 1 stage).
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Movepool
Wondering what moves can Sableye learn? Here is the list of moves this Pokemon can learn in this selected generation.
Sort and organize the learnset by move type, category, accuracy, and power. Bolded moves will gain the same-type attack bonus (STAB) if this Pokemon uses them.
Damage Modifiers:
Combo List
These are a list of several common move combinations Sableye can perform in Black/White. Not every combo going to be game-changing, but some can be pretty fun to play with. Sometimes these can be easily overlooked or forgotten, hence why we find and list them here. Discover what items, abilities, and moves this Pokemon can use in combination with each other to gain a strategic advantage in competitive battles.
Competitive BW Move and Ability Combos for Sableye
- Moves: Swagger + Flatter
- Moves: Swagger + Foul play
- Moves: Swagger + Psych up
- Moves: Flatter + Psych up
- Moves: Swagger + Punishment
- Moves: Rest + Sleep talk
- Moves: Rest + Snore
- Moves: Pain split + Toxic
- Moves: Pain split + Will-o-wisp
- Ability: Prankster + Move: Recover
- Move: Swagger + Item: Mirror Herb
- Move: Fling + Item: King's Rock
- Move: Facade + Item: Flame Orb
- Move: Facade + Item: Toxic Orb
- Item: Blunder Policy + Move: Dynamic Punch
- Moves with Priority: Detect, Endure, Protect, Fake Out, Magic Coat, Snatch, Helping Hand, Feint, Sucker Punch, Shadow Sneak
- Moves that Break Screens: Brick Break
- Moves that inflict status: Toxic, Will-O-Wisp
Moves that boost Sableye's stats
- Calm Mind
- Hone Claws
- Nasty Plot
- Ominous Wind
Most notable and possible best moves for Sableye
- Fake Out
- Foul Play
- Knock Off
- Night Shade
- Protect
- Recover
- Rest
- Snarl
- Taunt
- Toxic
- Will-O-Wisp
Common Effort Values for Sableye in Black and White
- Calm Nature ( 252/0/4/0/252/0/ )
- Hardy Nature ( 252/0/252/0/0/0/ )
- Optimize Sableye's EV spread for Pokemon Black and White
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